Court delivers final verdict: verdict today in murder case, lawyer Wiersum

Derk Wiersum (44) was one of the lawyers for Nabil B., the key witness in the great Marengo trial. Wiersum was shot dead outside his home in Amsterdam in September 2019.

Moreno B. (34) and Giërmo B. (39), who are unrelated, are suspected of the murder and will hear their sentence this afternoon at 2 p.m.

Requirement: Supreme Punishment

According to the Public Ministry (OM), it is a “cold-blooded murder”. Therefore the supreme punishment is demanded; lifetime.

The perpetrators’ intention was to influence the course of the Marengo trial, according to OM, “for example by breaking the will of the key witness to testify”.

Murder for Hire

OM considers the two men to be co-authors. They worked closely together in planning and executing the murder-for-hire. The area was scouted before the crime. First by so-called spotters, who allegedly observed Wiersum.

From the end of August 2019, Moreno B. and Giërmo B. would have taken over. With stolen cars they allegedly drove through the residential area of ​​Wiersum, finally striking. The lawyer was shot as he got into his car just after 7:30 a.m. to go to work.

always denied

The suspects have always denied being the perpetrators of this shocking murder. They also maintained it during the appeal process.

According to eyewitnesses, one of the perpetrators took a “special” walk. According to the public prosecutor, it is Moreno B., but he strongly denies. To reinforce this, he walked the hallway of the heavily secured Schiphol court last month during the hearing of the case to demonstrate his walk.

Link between the murders

In March 2018, Nabil B.’s brother, Reduan, had already been murdered. In July 2021, Peter R. de Vries, whom the prosecution witness trusted, followed. The connection between the murders seems obvious, also thinks justice. Investigations of intermediaries and customers are still ongoing.